Following that evening, Demi Moore will participate in a Q&A following The Substance. Coralie Fargeat’s critically acclaimed body horror feature premiered in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it garnered rave reviews and was released by MUBI. The film also stars Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.
On Sunday, December 8, the closing film will be an afternoon screening of National Geographic Documentary Films’ Blink. When three of their four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a rare and incurable disease that leads to severe visual impairment, the Pelletier family’s world changes forever. In the face of this life-altering news, Edith Lemay, Sébastien Pelletier, and their children set out on a trip around the world to experience all its beauty while they still can. As they fill their memories with breathtaking destinations and once-in-a-lifetime encounters, the family’s love, resilience, and unshakeable sense of wonder ensure their uncertain future does not define their present. Directors Edmund Stenson and Oscar® and BAFTA Award-winner Daniel Roher and Fishbowl Films’ Oscar and BAFTA Award-winning producers Melanie Miller and Diane Becker will join a Q&A after the screening.
The winning short film from the SVJr will precede Blink, a high school film competition, now in its 17th year. This competition cycle received over 300 entries from 56 countries.
The Winter Screening Series is a preview of the festival shifting from its annual March/April five-day celebration of cinema to its new December dates in 2025. This promising shift is a more timely, “must-stop” advance platform for award-season contenders, just before Academy Award shortlist voting starts on December 9. At last year’s Winter Screening Series, SVFF screened the Oscar-nominated The Color Purple and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, with a filmmaker Q&A in January. Previous winter screenings have included such films as National Geographic Documentary Film’s Free Solo, which went on to win the 2019 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Since 2012, the Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) has invited filmmakers and audiences to connect through the power of cinema in the scenic mountain town of Sun Valley, Idaho, America’s first ski resort with deep ties to Hollywood. SVFF features cutting-edge film and television premieres, industry panels, and engaging discussions with entertainment luminaries. Beyond the annual Festival, SVFF enhances the community’s cultural fabric through year-round programming, including film screenings, educational initiatives, and workshops such as SVJr Film, Shop Talks, and the Screenwriter Lab Residency. The Sun Valley Film Festival is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the art of storytelling and supporting filmmakers.
Passes and tickets to the 2024 Winter Screening Series are available now. For additional information, visit sunvalleyfilmfestival.org/winter-screening-series-2024/.
"…This Winter Screening Series line-up represents a celebration of bold storytelling and cinematic excellence"
